Either replacing a mortice lock or fitting one on a brand new door is a task that might be a little beyond the reach of your average diy enthusiast.
How to fit a mortice lock to an internal door.
If you want to fit one yourself you ll need to be capable of woodworking as well as using the tools required to fit the lock.
When possible fit two locks on your front door both to bs3621 standard.
It may be necessary to reverse the latch on the lock so that the curved part of the latch strikes the door frame first when the door is closed this here for how to reverse.
In this diy guide we show you how to fit a common mortice latch or tubular latch as it s also known to a standard internal door.
A euro cylinder lock is commonly fitted to upvc composite doors and is used with multi point locking systems and are also fitted to some mortice deadlocks and sashlocks on timber or aluminium doors.
A mortice mortise deadlock is a strong form of lock that is embedded within a cut out pocket space inside the door or furniture structure as well as having external components.
Fit the lock back in the door so that the front plate is flush with the edge check the positions of the holes for the key hole and door handle spindle from both sides of the door if necessary remove the lock and adjust the size and or position of the holes so that they line up with the appropriate parts of the mortice lock body.
Position a mortice deadlock about halfway up the door and fit a night latch on your front door one third of the way down.
To install this lock see section 4 below.
Easy to follow instructional video on how to install a mortice lock in a timber door.
If you only fit one lock go for an automatically dead locking night latch made to bs3621.
Euro cylinders are now one of the most common types of locks fitted to modern.
Fitting a mortice latch to an internal door including fitting door handles and the latch keep to the door frame.